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Council members demand answers after multi-neighborhood power outages

Cleveland City Council · April 6, 2026
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Summary

Council members criticized Cleveland Public Power for outages and poor communications after a holiday-weekend outage affected Collinwood and Glenville; members asked for a strategic plan, a hearing with utilities staff, and faster resident communications.

Council members pressed for answers after widespread power outages and service problems that left residents in parts of Collinwood and Glenville without power over a holiday weekend.

“Residents could not get through to Cleveland Public Power,” Councilman Michael Polensek said, describing multiple reports of families unable to celebrate Passover or Easter and…

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